Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I have been spending a lot of time in airports lately and the hours of people watching, which sometimes nearly resulted in fashion-related public outbursts of anger, inspired me to write some fashion Dos and Don'ts for women and men. It's also a good way to remind people to do some spring cleaning...throw out those ugly clothes please!

I just learned a new word today: evergreen. Evergreen topics are ones that last and don't change quickly...like a classic instead of a fleeting trend. Some of my Dos and Donts relate to current fashion trends that I just personally love (or hate) and some are...evergreen.

Let's start with men since I don't have as much to say about them...and I will focus on casual wear:

DON'T wear any sort of hat backwards

DO try wearing other types of hats besides the baseball variety

DON'T wear pants that are too short

DO make sure that your pants break at the tops of your shoes

DON'T wear shirts that are stretched out around the neck

DO throw out old cotton shirts because they don't hold their shape for very long

DON'T wear your shirt tucked in halfway

DO tuck it in or don't...make a choice and stick with it

DON'T wear Crocs

DO wear comfortable flip flops or man sandals

DON'T wear jeans made of thin fabric

DO invest in real quality denim that has some structure to it...you wear them enough that it's worth it!